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>> and the hits just keep on coming. this week romney released this web ad attacking perry. >> this wases before -- he was before the social programs from the stand points of he was before -- whether or not were going to have this policy or that policy. we dont need any pair -- >> perry really did throw up all over himself in the debate. >> the fact is americans understand faith. >> rick perry plunging in the polls. >> if he would just calm down. he he seemed very agitateded. >> romney pulled th...

animals set loose in ohio lead tog a night of terror that ended with many of them shot. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com its a whole different contest than it was only 24 hours ago and now, the fight for the republican presidential nomination includes a brutal, nasty battle between mitt romney and rick perry. the shift happened last night on television at the cnn western republican debate in las vegas and it did get seriously ugly....

with fredricka whitfield. >> have a great day. the cnn presidential debate, tempers flair and well talk more on that. this morning after were tallying the fight cards of the most tested debate of the election season. jim acosta is in las vegas where the candidates anted up and they threw down. jim, all must be nursing some bruises after that throw down. any winners? >> there were some winners and some losers and i think youre going to see in this piece we are talking about. this was,...

for locking her sisters boyfriend in a closet until he starved to death. more recently she had a house in florida and she had the i.d.s and social security numbers or powers of attorney for some 50 other people when they arrested her. finding those people, learning their storieses no small job but some questions are still being answered. just this morning police in west palm beach confirmed a 15-year-old girl who was last seen in july with gregory thomas or thomass teenage son was foun...

Of perry. do you think that herman cains rise is for real? is he causing serious problems for rick perry? >> i think -- >> i think that herman cain is a huge problem for rick perry. i think that theyre competing for the same voting bloc right now. and so, right now, romney has incentive to want perrys popularity to diminish and also cain does. and so, cain and romney are united on that front of attacking perry. and so, voters are going to watch perrys performance tonight, and in debates, hes jus...

I think the most interesting poll numbers will be the next group of poll numbers that come out. the donors. they are saying i was backing chris christie, the founder of home depot. hes probably going to get a lot more numbers in the polls and lot more money. >> but the grassroots arent sold. herman cain has never been elected to anything, an is tied in the polls with mitt romney. what does that tell you? the grassroots are not sold on mitt romney. romney is not doing himself any favors by attack...

republican backers. dont worry. you run. well take care of the money. >> he has rather moderate views on social issues conservatives may not be hip to. >> well talk a lot about that this morning. something else were talking a lot about. amanda knoxs first hope for freedom. the american student is waiting to see if her murder conviction will be overturned. she made her case to the jury earlier this morning. now an agonizing waiting game for her. part of what a tearful knox told the cour...

of greeces bailout and concerns about slowing growth in china. china has been a very big engine of economic growth for the rest of the world while the u.s. has been taking a back seat and worrying about jobs here. all these major trends and factors are still in play here. also, moodys downgraded some of the greek banks. so, were still watching the banking system in europe. still watching the european wildcard and, again, weve been talking to traders and analysts who have been saying to...